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naomikritzerWe took Molly and Kiera to the Powderhorn Art Fair on Sunday. I suggested to Molly that if she saw anything particularly cool, that she might be able to learn how to do something similar; also, since the artists are usually the ones selling the art, she could ask questions about how they made things. And then we gave them each $10, because art fairs are way more fun when you have the option of actually buying stuff.
Molly was particularly interested in the textile artists, especially the weavers. She considered buying a small woven rug, but she'd have had to use her saved-up money in addition to the art fair money, and it would've wiped out her savings. She wound up buying a batiked dishcloth -- it was just the right size to be used as a tablecloth for her little backyard picnic table.
Apparently there were two other things that made an impression. One of the artists did her work in oil pastels, and I pointed those out to Molly by noting that she's also used oil pastels. She has a set of Cray-Pas, and that's what Cray-Pas are. Also, she saw a photo taken at night of the Minneapolis public sculpture Spoonbridge and Cherry. The photo had been filtered or printed in such a way that the whole thing had a strong orange cast, and Molly thought maybe it had been taken at sunset.
On Monday, she asked for her Cray-Pas, and I got them down for her before getting Kiera down for her nap. When I came back downstairs, Molly had created several interesting drawings, including an abstract, a picture of a band called the Blue Suits, and a picture that was mostly orange. "That's a sunset," she explained. "And a sculpture."
It wasn't Spoonbridge and Cherry, though, because she couldn't find the red crayon from the Cray-Pas box. Instead, the giant spoon was holding a pumpkin.
Molly was particularly interested in the textile artists, especially the weavers. She considered buying a small woven rug, but she'd have had to use her saved-up money in addition to the art fair money, and it would've wiped out her savings. She wound up buying a batiked dishcloth -- it was just the right size to be used as a tablecloth for her little backyard picnic table.
Apparently there were two other things that made an impression. One of the artists did her work in oil pastels, and I pointed those out to Molly by noting that she's also used oil pastels. She has a set of Cray-Pas, and that's what Cray-Pas are. Also, she saw a photo taken at night of the Minneapolis public sculpture Spoonbridge and Cherry. The photo had been filtered or printed in such a way that the whole thing had a strong orange cast, and Molly thought maybe it had been taken at sunset.
On Monday, she asked for her Cray-Pas, and I got them down for her before getting Kiera down for her nap. When I came back downstairs, Molly had created several interesting drawings, including an abstract, a picture of a band called the Blue Suits, and a picture that was mostly orange. "That's a sunset," she explained. "And a sculpture."
It wasn't Spoonbridge and Cherry, though, because she couldn't find the red crayon from the Cray-Pas box. Instead, the giant spoon was holding a pumpkin.
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Date: 2006-08-09 05:37 am (UTC)Heck, I should let myself do this sometime!
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Date: 2006-08-09 05:57 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-08-09 01:27 pm (UTC)The artist anticipates Halloween?
Seriously, it would be fun to see ocassional substitutes for the cherry. :)
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Date: 2006-08-09 09:19 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-08-09 06:15 pm (UTC)That's priceless.